Watch Contact? How, Why and When (Drill Included)

[@deemahdee]

Watching this makes me understand that what I have been doing the past year since I started playing is all wrong.i never looked at the contact and thought my stroke was wrong, but it's because I wasn't watching the contact. These fundamental videos are Exactly what I truly need. This has been so far my hardest habit to remember and implement

[@FundamentalTennis]

deemahdee try out the drill 👍

[@szecse]

Oh man that is soo true i just started the focun on this and help be so much.

[@jacksonlar]

If you focus on denying yourself permission to glance across the net until you feel your hand catching the racket on your follow through, it becomes an almost effortless drill, and a sense of relaxation and confidence sets in. Once it becomes a habit, you will wonder why in the world you ever worried about hitting the ball into the net. Thanks, Jeremy, for sharing the most important tip to be found on the net.

[@FundamentalTennis]

jacksonlar my pleasure

[@jeanhuz3689]

Hello Jeremy I. I’ll add two things importants I think. Not looking the ball but the raquet hitting the ball in the target point If you push with your legs in the ball the head is heavy and will align more naturally with it instead to overturn when striking that also overturn your head The difference between tennis and basket for example is the fact that in basket to have the ball in your hand so look at the point where you want to hit, the goal. in tennis you have the raquet in your hand so the goal is to watch the point where you want to hit the raquet the ball. Jeff from France

[@deemahdee]

Love that analogy. Thanks!!👍

[@FundamentalTennis]

jean huz well said. It’s tricky because most sports you watch where your aiming but definitely not tennis. Many people have to learn to get out of that habit. I have had people ask me if they should watch where there aiming when hitting 😳

[@dunbardio6250]

Great easy to understand

[@robertrenk7074]

"I don't want to screw up!" Totally what I think when I'm missing high short volleys... This might be the best lesson for tennis players (For some reason I wrote most when I wanted to write best in my original comment)

[@FundamentalTennis]

Robert Renk thanks Robert. Give the drill a try!

[@robertrenk7074]

Fundamental Tennis Tried this today and I was definitely much more consistent and had control on placement of most of my shots. Didn’t always “watch contact.” But for the most part I did and it works!!! I can’t thank you enough for this tip

[@FundamentalTennis]

Robert Renk thanks for the feedback and great job on working on your game!

[@TemiBabalola]

exceptional content!!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Trocking Brocking thank you!!

[@soe999]

I did not know that life lessons could be taught through tennis drills. Like it! STAY PRESENT!

[@danielvidal2717]

Excellent tip... It does work!!

[@mu11ian]

Great lesson, love that!

[@FundamentalTennis]

mu11ian thanks!

[@guest16163]

Not entirely a new concept but I am having a hard time to apply it consistently. Love how you are selling this--intense with calm and confident. Wow, that's Zen and I am sold, coach J!

[@FundamentalTennis]

guest16163 awesome, try out the drill!

[@robinhoodwink9345]

Hi with his method if result orented a player can also be thinking of recovery for the next shot. A drill on shot only knowing the recovery is already in your stance more automatic. Very good 👍😊

[@FundamentalTennis]

Robin Woodward thanks Robin

[@garfgo]

This is something I have been working on lately. One place where I saw immediate improvement was on my serve, consciously watching my ball toss to contact and not where I was trying to serve has meant more balls in and allowed me to increase my pace especially on my second serve.

[@FundamentalTennis]

garfgo great. I have noticed that telling players watch contact on their serve definitely results in more serves going in.

[@FairwayJack]

good stuff

[@TPToE]

Another great video - thanks Jeremy!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Max Renn my pleasure!

[@watcher687]

I really believe this is at the top of crucial things list in tennis yet I don’t do it consistently. Must be the result oriented mindset though it’s bizarre as you should get better results doing this!

[@sahilpatel0701]

This is what I need, thanks!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Sahil Patel my pleasure!

[@dmitryprivate6558]

Very good video. Thank you. IMHO, the best drill to practice watching the ball is to have a racquet without strings and "hitting" the ball coming from a tennis ball machine. Seriously :)

[@FundamentalTennis]

Dmitry Private yes, that’s a great drill. I do a ton of progressions with an unstrung racquet for any technique in any stroke

[@fingersm]

Has always been my biggest issue.

[@FundamentalTennis]

frank mancuso give it a try frank

[@fingersm]

Fundamental Tennis i have. Must stick to it

[@livefreeandhappy4892]

My coach used to tell me : If you look up before you finish your follow through, you will not like what you see.

[@ngoduy3110]

I'm not sure watching contacts is the key. Federer is the one who has a habit of always watching the contact for a unnecessary long duration but his shots are much less clean compared to Djokovic and Nadal who in many pictures don't really look at the contact but can hit the ball extremely clean dead centre with consistency. Djokovic for example rarely watches the contact with his forehands because he always hits the ball on the rise and looks at the opponent to choose his shot placement. For the backhand, the position of the body makes it natural for the eyes to stay at the contact point. I think making yourself in line with the direction of the coming ball is more important than watching the contact. For on the rise shots close to your body, you can't really see the contact anyway, you have to hit the ball in the area where you think it will pass through. For me, it's about watching the ball (and its direction) instead of watching the contact. I'd like to side with Intuitive Tennis on this viewpoint.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Ngo Duy hello, try watching contact and see what’s best for you. Certainly works best for everyone I have worked with!

[@user-nm9nh5sk5r]

Hello! i have to make a choice between wilson pro staff 97 s 2015 (310g) and babolat pure drive 2015 (300g). which one can you recommend for a comfortable game? thank you!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Сергей Проскурин idk your level or play style but I’d guess Wilson 97 s

[@user-nm9nh5sk5r]

@@FundamentalTennis , thank u coach! my level is 4.0

[@poida007]

Also breathing to promote calmness.

[@TNToncourt]

I hope my rivals don't see this video ;

[@FundamentalTennis]

TNToncourt haha thanks